The Board of Directors
Martins Duhms, President of American Latvian Association – JBANC President
Peteris Blumbergs, Representative of American Latvian Association - JBANC Chairman
Janis Bolsteins, Representative of American Latvian Association

Saulius Kuprys, President of Lithuanian American Council – JBANC Secretary
Ramunas Kondratas, Representative of Lithuanian American Council
Henry Gaidis, Representative of Lithuanian American Council

Marju Rink-Abel, President of Estonian American National Council – JBANC Treasurer
Lya Karm, Representative of Estonian American National Council
Erik Puskar, Representative of Estonian American National Council

The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) was founded in 1961 to support restoration of independence, human rights and democracy to the Baltic countries. Today, JBANC has adapted to the changing needs of the Baltic peoples and the Baltic communities in the United States. JBANC acts in a dual capacity as the liaison of the Baltic communities with Capitol Hill and the White House as well as the information agent to the parent organizations.

The U.S.- Baltic Foundation (USBF) was established in 1990 to support democratic and free market reforms in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. USBF has conducted professional education and training programs in public administration, independent media and NGO development, including the $2.6 million USAID-funded Democracy Network Program. The Foundation's programs established eleven permanent local institutions, including Municipal Training Centers and journalist training and advocacy institutes, and continue to help train the next generation of democratic Baltic leaders. With the creation of the $15 million Baltic American Partnership Fund in 1998, the three USBF offices in the Baltics became fully independent local foundations. In the United States, USBF has built a broad network of Americans who support the Foundation's programs and help advocate for Baltics causes. In 1999, USBF sponsored the first tour of Baltic art in the United States; the exhibition was displayed in New York, Washington, DC, Houston, L os Angeles, and Chicago.